Stephen Root
Known for Acting · 264 credits
- Born
- 1951-11-17 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Sarasota, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Steve Root
Biography
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present).
Root has appeared in numerous Coen brothers films, including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include Dave (1993), Dodgeball (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Cedar Rapids (2011), Selma (2014), Trumbo (2015), Get Out (2017), and On the Basis of Sex (2018).
His television roles have included Capt. K'Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode "Unification" (1991) and Hawthorne Abendsen in seasons 2–4 of the series The Man in the High Castle. He has supporting roles in a variety of HBO series, including Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, Perry Mason, and Succession. He starred as Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy series Barry, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019.
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Known For
Rick and Morty
2013
as Gromflomite General (voice) / Carl (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Professor O'Callaghan (voice) / Priest (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Bildorf (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Michael Kirkwood
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Dick (voice) / Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
TV Shows (138)
Rick and Morty
2013
as Gromflomite General (voice) / Carl (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Professor O'Callaghan (voice) / Priest (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Bildorf (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Michael Kirkwood
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Dick (voice) / Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
24
2001
as Bill Prady
Frasier
1993
as Harbin
King of the Hill
1997
as Bill Dauterive (voice)
Adventure Time
2010
as Martin (voice)
Seinfeld
1989
as Mr. Lager
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Murphy Wicks
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Lynn Boyle
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Jackson (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Captain K'Vada
The West Wing
1999
as Bob Mayer
Fargo
2014
as Burt Canton
Fringe
2008
as Raymond
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Floyd (voice)
Young Justice
2010
as Jack Haly (voice)
Gravity Falls
2012
as Bud Gleeful (voice) / Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as Dan
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as John Pratt
Chicago Hope
1994
as Trumpet Playing Mental Patient
Boston Legal
2004
as Ethan Melman
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
Widow's Bay
2026
as Wyck Crawford
True Blood
2008
as Eddie
Night Court
1984
as Spirit of Death / Mr. Willard
Quantum Leap
1989
as John Tremaine Jr.
Californication
2007
as Ricardo Collini
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022
as Professor Anders (voice)
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Charlie Lane
Murphy Brown
1988
Resident Alien
2021
as Ed Vanderspeigle
Justified
2010
as Mike Reardon
Succession
2018
as Ron Petkus
Kim Possible
2002
as Pop-Pop Porter (voice) / Texan (voice) / Chester Yapsby (voice) / Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice) / Mr. Nevius (voice) / Memphis (voice)
L.A. Law
1986
as Brandon McCafferty / Ferret
The Legend of Korra
2012
as White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice) / Gommu (voice)
Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Gaston Means
Party of Five
1994
as Football Coach
According to Jim
2001
as Al Crannis
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Brian (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Brian
DuckTales
2017
as J.W. Guidebook (voice)
Veep
2012
as Judge Walsh
Home Improvement
1991
as Exterminator
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice) / Stuart (voice) / Prime Monister (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Woozy Winks (voice) / Penguin / Planet Master (voice) / Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice) / Killer Croc / Penguin (voice)
The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Hawthorne Abendsen
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
as Martin Mertens (voice)
Northern Exposure
1990
as Brother Timothy
Solar Opposites
2020
as Train Store Owner (voice)
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Hank Maestro
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Teen Titans
2003
as Val Yor (voice)
Hamster & Gretel
2022
as Jeff Strawberry (voice)
We Baby Bears
2022
as Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice) / Zach / Bread Monster (voice) / Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)
Movies (126)
The Wrecking Crew
2026
as Detective Rennert
Finding Nemo
2003
as Bubbles (voice)
Ice Age
2002
as Rhino / Start (voice)
Get Out
2017
as Jim Hudson
No Country for Old Men
2007
as Man Who Hires Wells
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
2026
as Chet
Playdate
2025
as Gordon
Finding Dory
2016
as Bubbles (voice)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
as Aardvark Dad (voice)
Rango
2011
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
Heads of State
2025
as Arthur Hammond
Ghost
1990
as Police Sgt.
Idiocracy
2006
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
Dog Man
2025
as Grampa (voice)
The Empty Man
2020
as Arthur Parsons
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
as Radio Station Man
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
as Porter
Bicentennial Man
1999
as Dennis Mansky
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
as Gordon
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
The Lone Ranger
2013
as Habberman
Office Space
1999
as Milton Waddams
Spectral
2016
as Dr. Mindala
Bombshell
2019
as Neil Mullin
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
as Gary Murray
Unthinkable
2010
as Charles Thompson
RoboCop 3
1993
as Coontz
The Fox and the Hound 2
2006
as Talent Scout (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
2010
as Burt (voice)
Black Rain
1989
as Berg
Crocodile Dundee II
1988
as DEA Agent (Toilet)
Just Friends
2005
as KC
Big Miracle
2012
as Governor Haskell
O.W.C.A. Files
2015
as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
Life of the Party
2018
as Mike Cook
J. Edgar
2011
as Arthur Koehler
Drillbit Taylor
2008
as Principal Doppler
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as Cockmando (voice)
Jersey Girl
2004
as Greenie
Batman: Year One
2011
as Brendon (voice)
Selma
2014
as Col. Al Lingo
The Company You Keep
2012
as Billy Cusimano
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Burt
On the Basis of Sex
2018
as Professor Brown
Three Christs
2017
as Dr. Rogers
Superman: Unbound
2013
as Zor-El (voice)
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
2011
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
Surviving Christmas
2004
as Dr. Freeman
Queenpins
2021
as Agent Flannigan
The Ladykillers
2004
as Fernand Gudge
Imagine That
2009
as Fred Franklin
To Leslie
2022
as Dutch
The Arrangement
2013
as Avery Boomer
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
2016
as Uncle Henry (voice)
The Country Bears
2002
as Zeb (voice)
Dave
1993
as Don Durenberger
The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
as Gus Lacey
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005
as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
I Know That Voice
2014
as Self
Cook-Off!
2017
as Morty Van Rookle
Over Her Dead Body
2008
as Sculptor
The Conspirator
2011
as John Lloyd
Mad Money
2008
as Glover
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Todd
Uncle Frank
2020
as Daddy Mac
Bad Milo!
2013
as Roger
Home
2021
as Father Browning
Four Good Days
2021
as Chris
Trumbo
2015
as Hymie King
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
2022
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
Red State
2011
as Sherrif Wynan
The Soloist
2009
as Curt Reynolds
Grind
2003
as Cameron
The Girlfriend
Unbearable Christmas
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
Guilty by Suspicion
1991
as RKO Guard
Everything Must Go
2011
as Elliot
Sweetwater
2013
as Hugh
All the Way
2016
as J. Edgar Hoover
Bye Bye Love
1995
as Awakened Neighbor
Cedar Rapids
2011
as Bill Krogstad
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
2009
as Turtle (voice)
Leatherheads
2008
as Suds
Bob Funk
2009
as Steve
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009
as Self
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Gerald Adams
Have Dreams, Will Travel
2007
as Sheriff Brock
Paint
2023
as Tony
Seberg
2019
as Walt Breckman
Extreme Justice
1993
as Max Alvarez
V.I. Warshawski
1991
as Mickey
Lousy Carter
2024
as Analyst
The Monster Hunter
1999
as Mr. Crenshaw
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Vince Masters
The Road to Galveston
1996
as Ed Kirkman
Monkey Shines
1988
as Dean Burbage
The Sissy Duckling
1999
as Big Ducky (voice)
Son of Morning
2011
as Senator Larder
Night of the Scarecrow
1995
as Frank
Raising Genius
2004
as Dwight Nestor
Happily
2021
as Goodman
Stanley & Iris
1990
as Mr. Hentley
Squirly Town
2009
as Lance (voice)
Bob's Best Friends
as Edgar (voice)
Class of '61
1993
as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
2008
as Chode (voice)
Miles
2017
as Ron Walton
Golden Years
1991
as Major Moreland
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
1992
as Kevin McDonald
The Lottery
1996
as Graham Dunbar
7 Chinese Brothers
2015
as George
Infinity Baby
2017
as Fenton
Looking for the Jackalope
2016
as The Jackalope (voice)
Bed & Breakfast
1991
as Randolph
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994
as Kevin McDonald
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
Glock
2009
as Remington
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995
as Jaan Laaman
The Long Haul
2026
About Stephen Root
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present). Root has appeared in numerous Coen brothers films, including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles includ… With 264 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Stephen Root has appeared in 126 films and 138 TV shows.
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Most Popular Stephen Root Movies
- The Wrecking Crew (2026) — as Detective Rennert
- Finding Nemo (2003) — as Bubbles (voice)
- Ice Age (2002) — as Rhino / Start (voice)
- Get Out (2017) — as Jim Hudson
- No Country for Old Men (2007) — as Man Who Hires Wells
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